Iconic buildings - That make you go.......

[jimmydash]

Interior TWA

[motco]

McGee_22 said:

Another building which always takes my breath away is the Chrysler Building; overshadowed in height by the Empire State but so, so much more beautiful in every single way...

Absolutely! That is my favourite modern building anywhere. Superb!

[ben5575]

jimmydash said:

The old TWA terminal at JFK, now a hotel.

Wow.

How did I not know about this?!

I'm going to be incredibly crass and name drop but it is sort of linked to yesterday's posts. This is a bridge we commissioned Gehry to design about 15 years ago with schlaich bergermann who were utterly amazing to work with and more German than you ever thought is was possible to stereotype

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I always liked Gehry's Fred and Ginger. Not his most subtle piece

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[98elise]

McGee_22 said:

Another building which always takes my breath away is the Chrysler Building; overshadowed in height by the Empire State but so, so much more beautiful in every single way...

Agreed. We went to NY about 18 months ago and seeing the Chrysler building was high on my list of things to do.

[Roofless Toothless]

My journey up the A1 is always brightened by this building at Markham Moor. Originally a petrol station, it now has a Starbucks wedged underneath, but not in a way that compromises the structural integrity of the wonderful roof. From 1960. This is how it originally looked.

[RammyMP]

Roofless Toothless said:

My journey up the A1 is always brightened by this building at Markham Moor. Originally a petrol station, it now has a Starbucks wedged underneath, but not in a way that compromises the structural integrity of the wonderful roof. From 1960. This is how it originally looked.

I passed that last week for the first time in ages

[shirt]

Deangtv said:

this really is a stunning building inside and out. well worth a visit, just not for it's intended purpose as the 'museum' really is a load of crap

[h0b0]

98elise said:

McGee_22 said:

Another building which always takes my breath away is the Chrysler Building; overshadowed in height by the Empire State but so, so much more beautiful in every single way...

Agreed. We went to NY about 18 months ago and seeing the Chrysler building was high on my list of things to do.

When this building was first posted it was 2011 I had a view of the building from my apartment. I then had a house built in the suburbs which I subsequently sold and moved to another house.

I went to NYC recently and saw the boarded up 5th Avenue because of the fears Trump supporters would riot. They left the boards up because the stores remained closed or open but protected.

[LaurasOtherHalf]

Ponte City Apartments for me.

[h0b0]

Deangtv said:

Currently closed due to a need for better barriers. Here it is a couple of weeks ago.

[RDMcG]

The casino Marina Bay in Singapore..lookes like a ship florist on the roof. I took this pic from a restaurant across the bay:

[JuniorD]

I’ve always liked the Lippo Centre in HK.

Hard to find a photo that does it justice though.

[LukeBrown66]

I know it's old but for me it will always be Lincoln Cathedral, it is magnificent, you can see it for miles, it is a beacon of what used to be and might one day again be home.

I love it and always will.

[anonymous-user]

Well this building isn't anywhere as grand as some that have been posted, but it's one of my favourites, the Malraux in Le Havre. Home to the biggest collection of French impressionist art outside of the Orsay.



the blinds diffuse the light beautifully

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and this is just around the corner



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Apologies for crappy Thumbsnap images

[motco]

From a bygone era: St Pancras



and Royal Holloway College, Egham



Both stupendously elaborate Victorian epics.

[98elise]

h0b0 said:

98elise said:

McGee_22 said:

Another building which always takes my breath away is the Chrysler Building; overshadowed in height by the Empire State but so, so much more beautiful in every single way...

Agreed. We went to NY about 18 months ago and seeing the Chrysler building was high on my list of things to do.

When this building was first posted it was 2011 I had a view of the building from my apartment. I then had a house built in the suburbs which I subsequently sold and moved to another house.

I went to NYC recently and saw the boarded up 5th Avenue because of the fears Trump supporters would riot. They left the boards up because the stores remained closed or open but protected.

I saw a YouTube video of someone driving through Manhattan with everything boarded up. It was sureal, like something out of a movie.

[MrJuice]

I love Zaha Hadid building and her wider work too

This building took my breath away in Hiroshima. Pretty solid given the bits still standing were very very close to where the A bomb was dropped by the Americans.

[krisdelta]

h0b0 said:

Deangtv said:

Currently closed due to a need for better barriers. Here it is a couple of weeks ago.

Lucky enough to have been on a walk up and down that - fabulous, with great views over the train yard (which I think is being redeveloped now?) Amazing thing.

[coppernorks]

Always loved the signature Egyptian details on the Deco style of the Queensway Tunnel in Liverpool.
This is an office block combined with one of the ventilation towers.

[h0b0]

krisdelta said:

h0b0 said:

Deangtv said:

Currently closed due to a need for better barriers. Here it is a couple of weeks ago.

Lucky enough to have been on a walk up and down that - fabulous, with great views over the train yard (which I think is being redeveloped now?) Amazing thing.

High line park now reaches Hudson Yards. It’s still a great walk from there to meat packing and worth doing. For those not familiar, it follows the old elevated train lines used to move products between buildings. At the Meatpacking end is Chelsea Markets where you can get some great food. I often get oysters from the fish market.